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Com. v. Singh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1989
552 A.2d 1036 (Pa. 1989)

Opinion

January 18, 1989.

Appeal No. 508 E.D. Allocatur Docket 1988 from Order of Superior Court entered Feb. 26, 1988, at No. 517 Philadelphia 1987, 372 Pa. Super. 512, 539 A.2d 1314 (1988), Affirming Order of Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, Delaware County, No. 1255 of 1985.


ORDER


Petition for Allowance of Appeal is granted, limited to the issue whether trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a jury instruction that prior acts of violence by the victim could be considered in support of the self-defense claim that deadly force was reasonable.


Summaries of

Com. v. Singh

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan 18, 1989
552 A.2d 1036 (Pa. 1989)
Case details for

Com. v. Singh

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Girlie SINGH, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jan 18, 1989

Citations

552 A.2d 1036 (Pa. 1989)
520 Pa. 96